Monday, May 9, 2016

It is said there are two sides to every story...So, dear owner, allow me to share my side of this story... Sometime between us closing the rescue center on Saturday evening and 7AM on Mother's Day, you climbed up our steps and left your dog at our doorstep...

No food, no water, no collar, no note, no information... nothing.TLC volunteers came in to open and found this poor sweet lady curled up on the artificial grass mat inside the gated area on our front patio... How could you do this to your pet?We have named her "Jane Doe" at this point, and have tried numerous different foods in the hopes of getting her to eat... Finally I was able to convince her to eat part of my smoked bacon/cheddar egg sandwich from Starbucks this morning... The first thing she has eaten for us since her arrival... And we tried EVERYTHING at our disposal... We know absolutely nothing about this dog, and how can anyone be so cruel to abandon a dog like this?

We noticed she left blood spots when she urinated, so she (at our expense) is at the vet's office right now... So far, she has badly infected ears, has a skin condition and an ultrasound has been run to see if she has bladder stones causing the bleeding... The vets believe she is about 12 years old... If you have a side of the story, we'd love to hear it... And yes, we have security surveillance tapes of her being dumped like this... If you did not have the funds to provide her with medical care, VCAS does have a program that they can help you out... If you had called us ahead of time, we might have been able to help as well... Instead you chose to throw away this dog like yesterday's newspaper... So now, we as a nonprofit rescue are picking up the tab and trying to put this dog's story together like a jigsaw puzzle... We don't know if she's had her shots and is up to date... We do not believe she is spayed... She has no microchip... All of the things any responsible owner would do if they loved their pet... Awaiting your call or email to explain your side of the story, "Jane Doe" sits and wonders why she was left at our doorstep like this...

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